Leopard would like to clarify that Fränk Schleck nor his counsellors can be surprised over the decision taken by Leopard, as several meetings with Fränk Schleck have taken place between the date when the options to appeal the verdict expired and the present date.

Trek Bicycle has reached an agreement with Leopard SA to obtain its WorldTour racing license to create a new team debuting in 2014. A named sponsor since the team's inception in 2010, beginning next year Trek will assume ownership of the team.

After winning two Junior and two U23 National Time Trial titles, on Thursday Bob Jungels won his first elite Luxembourgish Time Trial title by winning the 22K race in Dippach. His winning time of 26.44 (48.909kph average) was ahead of RADIOSHACK LEOPARD TREK teammate Laurent Didier at 27.39 (47.296kph average) and Ag2R’s Ben Gastauer at 28.07 (46.515kph average).